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January 25, 2022

Food is an experience - identity - life - and a rich topic for fictional portrayals.

Dogs of the Library, Part Deux

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More dogs, more books

Poems, Chiefly Scottish

January 18, 2022

Celebrate the birthday of Scotland’s best-loved poet and learn a few words of his language with this glance at our Burnsian buiks.
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